tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:52:36 +0000paintingcardsmiscscrapbookpyrographyBulgariangift wrapEgg decoratingreviewAngry BirdsEasterEgg huntValentine's daylove gift setwoodburningaccessoriesbouquet of pencilschesschess cardshandmade invitationsheart keyinvitationskey to my heartlovelove giftlove keylove messagemessage in a bottlepicture framepytographytwig pencilsvalentine giftvalentines giftsAnnie's Art Book- Art &CraftCome and get inspired! Immerse in the world of woodburning/pyrography, watercolor and oil panting, mixed media, knitting, scrapbooking, cardmaking and decoration! Enjoy the variety of tutorials, step-by-step instructions, helpful hints and tricks to improve your results!http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/noreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)Blogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-7558746827107515503Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:12:00 +00002015-01-25T08:12:36.545-08:00Digitally Drawn Romantic Valenties Day Cards For the Love of Your LifeI love my drawing tablet! Have I said that before?More than a couple of hundred times?That's what I thought. What can I say, I cannot get enough of it!<br />
&nbsp;So, I have 9 Valentine's Day cards that I hope will make the list of things you want to give to your better half this year. <br />
Which one is your favorite?<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/12262949924" title="Valentines 2014 (8 of 10) by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentines 2014 (8 of 10)" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7443/12262949924_5a6d7f13d3_z.jpg" width="610" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177251793/hold-my-hand-ill-hold-yours-valentines?ref=shop_home_active_6" target="_blank">Buy this design here</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/12263119756" title="Valentines 2014 (3 of 10) by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentines 2014 (3 of 10)" height="640" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2868/12263119756_8532501c06_z.jpg" width="596" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177244960/hold-my-hand-ill-hold-yours-valentines?ref=shop_home_active_8" target="_blank">Buy this design here</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/12262676713" title="Valentines 2014 (7 of 10) by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentines 2014 (7 of 10)" height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3825/12262676713_7eedf23a8c_z.jpg" width="596" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177246378/my-heart-is-yours-valentines-day?ref=shop_home_active_3" target="_blank">Buy this design now</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/12263104036" title="Valentines 2014 (6 of 10) by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentines 2014 (6 of 10)" height="640" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5523/12263104036_1c0868a05a_z.jpg" width="632" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177245448/love-valentines-day-romantic-card?ref=shop_home_active_7" target="_blank">Buy this design here</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/12262526535" title="Valentines 2014 (5 of 10) by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentines 2014 (5 of 10)" height="640" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/12262526535_f808c06bfe_z.jpg" width="605" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177252483/i-heart-you-valentines-day-romantic-love?ref=shop_home_active_5" target="_blank">Buy this design here</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/12262690803" title="Valentines 2014 (4 of 10) by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentines 2014 (4 of 10)" height="629" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3832/12262690803_e51c785301_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177252825/hearts-valentines-day-romantic-love-card?ref=shop_home_active_3" target="_blank">Buy this design here</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/12262982554" title="Valentines 2014 (2 of 10) by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentines 2014 (2 of 10)" height="493" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5515/12262982554_617201cf64_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177246976/you-complete-me-valentines-day-romantic?ref=shop_home_active_10" target="_blank">Buy this design here</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/12262555265" title="Valentines 2014 (1 of 10) by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentines 2014 (1 of 10)" height="462" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3735/12262555265_e727aa6cd5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177244212/mine-and-yours-valentines-day-romantic?ref=shop_home_active_11" target="_blank">Buy this design here</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/12262997894" title="Valentines 2014 (1 of 2) by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentines 2014 (1 of 2)" height="546" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7443/12262997894_e4486b1787_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177253409/me-you-valentines-day-love-romantic-card?ref=shop_home_active_9" target="_blank">Buy this design here</a>http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2015/01/digitally-drawn-romantic-valenties-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-1900940867223126971Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:27:00 +00002014-10-12T08:27:29.347-07:00Woodburned plate featured in a magazineIn April I <a href="http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/04/featured-woodburned-plate-design.html" target="_blank">posted about having one of my woodburned plates featured in a magazine</a>. Well, now that it is finally a reality, I can finally say it is a really nice feeling to see my work recognized among such talented crafters and artists! The magazine is Pyrography by Fox Chapel Publishing and can be purchased at Barnes and Noble, Home Depot, Lowes etc. It includes featured artists as well as patterns if you would like to try woodburning yourself. It has very well written and easy to follow instructions and I recommend it. As a matter of fact, I am planning on trying one suggested technique for woodburning leather from there as well ( I'll post when I do).<br />
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&nbsp;The plate on the left is mine. You can also see the description of " Harvest" on the right below the pictures. <br />
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<br />http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/10/woodburned-plate-featured-in-magazine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-7110236701610015814Tue, 07 Oct 2014 01:54:00 +00002014-10-06T18:54:56.931-07:00Uncle Sam Spoof Student Council Election Poster with Minecraft<div style="text-align: center;">
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Kalin came home with a heavy task-- a student council poster. I had no idea what he was supposed to do, so I couldn't be of much help but we sat down, researched it and Kalin came up with the idea to use the Uncle Sam poster ( + Minecraft of course) to do his election poster.<br />
I am not sure how effective it will be but we had a blast making it! <br />
What do you think? <br />
<br />http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/10/uncle-sam-spoof-student-council.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-3317107474206149548Tue, 30 Sep 2014 02:43:00 +00002014-09-29T19:43:07.461-07:00Squirrel DrawingMy co-worker Amanda is "nuts" about squirrels and since it's her birthday, I absolutely had to draw her one. This one is called Franks (very unique name, don't you think?)<br />
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Truth be told, I remembered&nbsp; about her birthday one 1 hour before the clock struck 1 and I had to improvise.<br />
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Happy Birthday, Amanda!http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/09/squirrel-drawing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-2511607292478063980Mon, 15 Sep 2014 02:59:00 +00002014-09-15T17:46:36.968-07:00Easy Halloween Decoration For Less<br />
I am completely mentally unprepared for the cold weather but I love decorating for different holidays at home. Unfortunately, lately I find less and less time to spend making interesting crafts to decorate. However, the lack of time is not a reason for me to go and buy a ton of cheap junk that falls apart by next year. One of my co-workers surprised us all at work with beautiful Halloween jars. I've never thought about jars as a great decoration, but I was so inspired by her creation, that I immediately decided to make some for home.<br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/15056118139" title="Halloween Jars by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween Jars" height="328" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3844/15056118139_cbba28796f.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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The concept is pretty easy- get jars, whatever kind you have at home. Find leftover craft supplies in appropriate colors ( fall colors, Halloween colors etc) and go crazy. Please, make sure you don't use real candles in them. The battery operated candles are the best choice and they are really cheap. You can also use the jars without candles at all. <br />
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They sure give a cozier feel to this fireplace mantel, don't you think? <br />
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<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/15056186900" title="Halloween Jars 2 by Aneliya Kochneva, on Flickr"><img alt="Halloween Jars 2" height="282" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3877/15056186900_bc6e01f116.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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How are you getting ready for Halloween? </div>
http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/09/easy-halloween-decoration-for-less.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-976634885024620645Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:25:00 +00002014-04-10T20:28:51.306-07:00Featured Woodburned Plate DesignI need your opinion! If you had to choose one of these plates to be featured in a woodburning magazine, which one would it be?<br />
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What to do, what to do???<br />
<br />http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/04/featured-woodburned-plate-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-6562305201510013150Wed, 19 Mar 2014 02:59:00 +00002014-03-18T19:59:00.916-07:00Of all the mixed media paintings that I've made recently, this one is my favorite. It is just very personal to me.<br />
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What do you think?http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/03/of-all-mixed-media-paintings-that-ive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-7700257246776114397Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:00:00 +00002014-03-17T09:00:04.503-07:00In orangeI became one with this piece. I don't think I've ever felt more in control when painting than with this one.<br />
There are really not a lot of words that I want to use to describe it. This painting is simply a feeling.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/13206124613/" title="Fabric flowers 2014 (4 of 4) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Fabric flowers 2014 (4 of 4)" height="366" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2748/13206124613_1ee6fa4e8d.jpg" width="500" /></a>http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/03/in-orange.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-8945141425768377915Fri, 14 Mar 2014 03:53:00 +00002014-03-13T20:54:49.822-07:00Midnight inspirationI needed cheering up. All of this snow, ice, rain and cold....Did I mention the cold?<br />
Everyone at home is so over this winter! Even our budding tree froze :-(<br />
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So, what do I do to cheer myself up? I make fabric flowers! That, and I got this cute jacket that needed just a little umpf. <br />
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Here is how it looks on the jacket. Cute, no?</div>
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And because my little girl loves headbands, I couldn't resist making a couple for her.</div>
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I just realized I never made headbands for the<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/AnniesArtBook" target="_blank"> Etsy store</a> though. Hm...should I?</div>
http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/03/midnight-inspiration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-8788110562970581066Mon, 03 Mar 2014 04:25:00 +00002014-03-02T20:25:46.001-08:00Let The Sun Shine Mixed Media Painting<br />
It has been so cold lately that I needed a ray of sunshine...<br />
Working with sea shells,sand and warm colors was such a pleasure! Remembering the beach, the warm weather...nothing compares to that!<br />
What do you think of this mixed media?<br />
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And before you start thinking I am compulsive "hair-behind-the-ear" person, that was our signal for my daughter ( 7 years old) to stop the video. I guess she forgot LoL :-)<br />
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Very improvised video, but I hope it's helpful to someone. :-)<br />
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Happy Valentine's Day!<br />
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Anniehttp://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/02/last-minute-valentines-day-for-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-8056648182602658133Sun, 02 Feb 2014 06:10:00 +00002014-02-02T11:54:45.357-08:00Valentine's Day 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
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I am happy to report that this year for Valentine's day I finally got the opportunity to draw my first digital cards collection. This has been in the making for what...3 years now? LoL :-) Anyway, it was a great, great fun, and I am currently working on a couple of digital prints similar to what I've been working on before with real ink. &nbsp;My software Corel Painter 12 is absolutely fabulous to do this! The results are astoundingly close to the real materials that I could use, especially watercolor. However, I will keep the watercolor prints a little bit longer before I show them to you. These are the cards that I've been working on:&nbsp;</div>
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&nbsp;# Love (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177245448/love-valentines-day-romantic-card?ref=shop_home_active_2" target="_blank"> Buy here</a>)</div>
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# My Heart Is Yours (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177246378/my-heart-is-yours-valentines-day?ref=shop_home_active_7" target="_blank">Buy here)</a></div>
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#I Heart You (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177252483/i-heart-you-valentines-day-romantic-love?ref=shop_home_active_4" target="_blank"> Buy here</a>)</div>
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# Hearts&nbsp; (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177252825/hearts-valentines-day-romantic-love-card?ref=listing-shop-header-3" target="_blank"> Buy here</a>)</div>
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# Hold My Hand, I'll Hold Yours Boy ( <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177244960/hold-my-hand-ill-hold-yours-valentines?ref=related-3" target="_blank">Buy here</a>)</div>
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#Hold My Hand, I'll Hold Yours Girl ( <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177251793/hold-my-hand-ill-hold-yours-valentines?ref=shop_home_active_5" target="_blank">Buy here</a>)</div>
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#You Complete Me ( <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177246976/you-complete-me-valentines-day-romantic?ref=shop_home_active_9" target="_blank">Buy here</a>)</div>
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#Mine and Yours ( <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177244212/mine-and-yours-valentines-day-romantic?ref=shop_home_active_10" target="_blank">Buy here</a>)</div>
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As you can see, tons and tons of hearts is my theme this year. :-) Well, it's Valentine's Day after all.<br />
But, I also have a Woolly Valentine's day card, which can be a perfect addition to the calendar and book set. ( Pictures of the whole set later!) And guess what? If you order a book and/or calendar, you get the card for free! :-) What's not to like, right?<br />
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#Woolly ( <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177964465/happy-valentines-day-woolly?ref=listing-shop-header-0" target="_blank">Buy here</a>)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was a little nervous to post these cards, since it's my first ( official) drawing with digital software instead of by hand, so...what do you think?<b><span style="color: red;"> Like? Don't like? Can be better? Hm? :-)</span></b></span><br />
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<br />http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2014/02/valentines-day-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-6354634312547838412Sun, 08 Dec 2013 23:47:00 +00002013-12-08T15:47:19.949-08:00Ellie's gingerbread village projectI don't normally post things that we do with the kids for school, but this is so cool I had to share.<br />
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had a project that I was supposed to help her with ( there was a lot of
glue gun use). She came home with a milk carton, painted, cut and
divided in two "floors". We were supposed to use cut outs for furniture
they had ( they had basic table, couch, bead, dressers etc) and what we
did was cut them out, glue them and them color with markers, cover them
in felt ( for example the couch, the bed I made for her a comforter out
of felt and fabric with glue gun etc).<br />
Ellie and are are absolute
suckers for tiny things. When we go to Michaels we can spend hours
looking at the Christmas village displays and we never get tired. So,
for us it was incredible bonding time, cutting, gluing,
coloring...absolutely amazing!<br />
I am so glad she had this project
because both of us just had a blast with it! Lately we couldn't do any
craft or art projects together and we loved eery minute of it. <br />
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First floor- living room <br />
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Second floor - bedroom<br />
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Both floors<br />
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So much fun, isn't it?<br />
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And that is why I haven't written my Christmas cards yet. I am going to go in the "Christmas shame corner" now.<br />
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But it was FUN! :-)<br />
<br />http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/12/ellies-gingerbread-village-project.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-1822471199351198423Tue, 19 Nov 2013 05:31:00 +00002014-10-22T20:04:05.675-07:00Mixed Media = great fun!Ever since I began my artistic journey many years ago, I always, always always wanted to try mixed media. It sounded sooooo cool... so mixed...and&nbsp; so media. And I like mixing things. <br />
Long story short, I never quite got around to learn how to do it. I had 1-2 not very successful experiments but that was before I learned about the magic of ..lo and behold...Mod Podge! Yep, that's right, this miracle liquid made all my dreams come true.<br />
Ever since I started work I wanted to make a painting for my office and finally this past weekend I did finish the piece.<br />
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This is the before ( stage 2 actually), covered in gesso. <br />
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I love all the details that I was able to include, like the fabric flowers, the tiny stones, the net, the wooden squares, the rope...it all just came together.<br />
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And this is the final version, colored with acrylics, some golden spray, some glitter, and then more Mod Podge. <br />
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For a first time, I think it came out much better than expected. I am actually looking forward to the next one. </div>
http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/11/mixed-media-great-fun_18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-7248582220259086444Sat, 26 Oct 2013 22:06:00 +00002013-10-26T15:08:36.549-07:00Woodburning 101 part 1I often get e-mails asking me how I woodburn and awhile back I came up with the idea to make a series of videos showing what my process of woodburning is. I am glad to say that&nbsp; I finally got to do it. I hope you don't mind the mess in my studio. :-)<br />
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If you have any questions, send me a message or leave a comment. I this video was helpful to you.&nbsp;</div>
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http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/10/woodburning-101-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-1289800910598809424Fri, 25 Oct 2013 04:14:00 +00002013-10-24T21:19:19.868-07:00I deserve that pumpkin medal!In Bulgaria there is a saying that when somebody is not going to be "rewarded" for his/her effort ( in monetary or other way), he/she would be given a pumpkin medal.<br />
I absolutely, positively believe I deserve one tonight!<br />
I came back from work, made dinner, listened to everyone complain about their day, then proceeded to make two kids Halloween costumes because " by the way, we need them for tomorrow", not next week as we initially thought. Yup.<br />
I am so extremely lucky that my kids are so incredibly awesome and agreed to make the costumes with what we had.<br />
An old Superman cape quickly became a part of the "pile of leaves" costume of my daughter, as the same costume included a crochet hat that we had from before. 250 fabric leaves and 10 hot glue gun sticks&nbsp; later, she IS a pile of leaves!<br />
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My son wanted a creeper box "mask", which if we bought from the store, believe it or not would have cost $20. A cardboard box for $20! Can you believe it?! So, we just got a plain shipping box and one roll of duck tape, and we were all set.<br />
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Pumpkin medal or not, at least I got to hear that I'm "the best mommy in the whole world" at least 3 times! What a better reward, right?</div>
Happy early Halloween! Now I'm going to bed...hopefully.<br />
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<br />http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/10/i-deserve-that-pumpkin-medal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-7715055783237941195Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:47:00 +00002013-10-26T16:25:02.414-07:00My first book is available for purchase online!After 6 whole years writing, planning, editing, drawing, worrying- the day finally came! At last, my first chapter book for children with the fuzzy title "Woolly" is available for purchase online! Yay! In 6-8 weeks you will be able to purchase it through Amazon as well, but for now, <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/annie-kochneva/woolly/paperback/product-21231600.html">BUY THE BOOK"WOOLLY" HERE</a>.<br />
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The book has a companion- a 12 month calendar, with twelve beautiful illustrations and a friendship quote in the bottom right corner. <a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/annie-kochneva/woolly/paperback/product-21231600.html">BUY THE CALENDAR HERE</a>. If you would like to look inside the calendar, check the preview out: <script src="//static.lulu.com/shop/template-resources/20130923-1111/js/lib/jquery-1.5.1.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="//static.lulu.com/shop/template-resources/20130923-1111/js/preview_book.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">
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Thank you for supporting independent writers! It means the world to me to be able to share my story with you and your children, and I hope you all like it! In any case, I welcome comments, suggestions and questions, so don't hesitate to write me an e-mail or a comment!&nbsp; </div>
http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/10/my-first-book-is-available-for-purchase.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-6306383325769737195Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:54:00 +00002013-09-30T16:57:11.112-07:00The first book and calendar are here!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Ok, I can't wait any longer- THE FIRST BOOK AND CALENDAR FINALLY ARRIVED! YAY!<br />
I am so excited that I decided to shoot a short video of how I open them. Please, excuse the quality of the video, my little girl couldn't wait to open them and we had to make do with my phone, instead of the camera. Of course, she wanted to shoot the video and I decided to indulge her. That's why you can hear her say ( " Read it, read it!" and "Yay" and all other sorts of giggles and squeals). LoL <br />
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I just have to write back that the copies are approved and you are going to be able to buy the books! Stay tuned! Any day now!<br />
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Anniehttp://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/09/the-first-book-and-calendar-are-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-7823951476789096011Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:44:00 +00002013-09-13T05:47:35.003-07:00WoollyOver the years ( 6 to be exact), I've often talked about publishing my children's books ( also 6 at the moment) and some of you were even my "Guinea Pigs" as test readers. I've received a lot of encouragement and support, a lot of praise, and of course a healthy dose of criticism. Sometimes I was frustrated, sometimes I was glad about the latter, but in any case, it made the final version of my very first children's book much different than I expected, and much better, I believe.<br />
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"Woolly" began as a simple picture book. The manuscript was about a page long, the story was tight, but I always felt there was something missing. Then a second picture book with the same character came to life. Then a third. Until, I was finally encouraged by Scholastic's very own Anna Bloom to take it to the next level and make it a picture book.&nbsp; That was the easy part.<br />
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A couple( read: 30+) edits later, a couple of conferences, 4 literary agents critiques and 2 professional editors later, Woolly is finally ready to come to life on paper and as an e-book, and I am both excited and a little scared. I've been holding on to him for so long and just the thought that I will finally get him out there is ...well...overwhelming.<br />
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You are probably curious what is Woolly all about.<br />
It is a story about a small woolly bear caterpillar and his friends. It's a story about loss, friendship, growing up, but it is mostly a story about bravery. Bravery, to face your own fears and then face the world. It is a story about standing proud and tall because of who you are, no matter what everyone else thinks.<br />
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"Woolly" is a chapter book for the age group 5-10. And this...this is Woolly.<br />
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He is looking forward to meet you very soon. :-)</div>
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http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/09/woolly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-4073342713735208044Sun, 08 Sep 2013 23:01:00 +00002013-09-08T16:04:52.966-07:00Teacher Appreciation or Back-to-School gifts<br />
As a tradition on the first day of school, I send each of my kids' teachers a "survival kit". That survival kit includes a woodbuned box with each teacher's name and some office supplies. During the school year I send additional school supplies from time to time to fill the box again. I think it's a nice gesture and teachers always appreciate it. After all, we should appreciate our teachers not only because it's Teacher's appreciation day, right?<br />
I make the designs different every year and I guess they represent more my mood at the moment than the teacher's personality- after all, before the school year starts I rarely know anything about them. :-)<br />
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And this is how the box looks from the inside.&nbsp;</div>
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The second box is with a more decorative design with flowers. I have to admit working with my woodburner with adjustable temperature levels is soooo much better than the standard woodburner with only one temperature level. It's considerably less time consuming - for example, it took my just about 2 hours to finish these two boxes, compared to the box-a-day option with the old woodburner.<br />
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And the inside again. This box is smaller than the top one.&nbsp;</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9704682886/" title="Teacher Gifts2013 (6 of 7) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Teacher Gifts2013 (6 of 7)" height="188" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2857/9704682886_bd2bcec0c2_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9704680286/" title="Teacher Gifts2013 (3 of 7) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Teacher Gifts2013 (3 of 7)" height="151" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3796/9704680286_44ea55317a_m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
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You all know my obsession with brown paper bags, so yeah... :-)</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9704683848/" title="Teacher Gifts2013 (7 of 7) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Teacher Gifts2013 (7 of 7)" height="343" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7436/9704683848_3493df4c0c.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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If you like the idea, you can order a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/115657026/personalized-teachers-woodburned-box">Teacher's Gift customized box from my Etsy store</a></div>
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I wish everyone a great school year!&nbsp;</div>
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<br />http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/09/as-tradition-i-send-each-of-my-kids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-5276240392422530855Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:23:00 +00002013-09-05T20:09:28.265-07:00'Stache Bash Extravaganza - Updated!Most of you probably don't remember that a couple of months ago I wrote on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AnniesArtBook">Annie's Art Book Facebook page</a> that my daughter decided to have a mustache birthday party. I was really hoping that she will choose this theme since I've been dying to make mustache crafts. I jumped right on the task ( I have my <a href="http://pinterest.com/akochneva/mustache-b-day-party/">Mustache Pinterest Board</a> to prove it). It was so much fun trying to figure out how to make things work together with the colors she chose. Of course,&nbsp; we had to have pink. HOT pink. And of course, we had to have DOTS. So, there you go, color coordination mission complete.<br />
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The invitations were a blast of course, I had so much fun making them and I think the envelopes turned out cute too.&nbsp; <br />
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Although, I completely and totally despise my printer. I know it's not supposed to have the best quality but since I haven't installed the new one yet, I was kind of hoping that the old one will work just so I can print them all. Can you believe it took me more than 5 hours to print 10 (!!!) invitations and envelopes? I wouldn't mention the amount of cursing that went into it, I plead the 5th. </div>
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The Hershey chocolates and Snapple strawberry drinks came out cute too.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9564848901/" title="MayJuly2 2013 (13 of 31) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="MayJuly2 2013 (13 of 31)" height="118" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5508/9564848901_84f1673033_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9564848079/" title="MayJuly2 2013 (11 of 31) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="MayJuly2 2013 (11 of 31)" height="213" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2879/9564848079_de414ca4b6_m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
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The notebooks, tattoos and pencils ( with inscription Ellie's 7th B-day Stache Bash) are going to be a huge hit I think.Oriental Trading Company surprised me, everything was much cheaper than at other places and the order arrived very fast.&nbsp; </div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9567637208/" title="MayJuly2 2013 (7 of 31) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="MayJuly2 2013 (7 of 31)" height="160" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7439/9567637208_0506cb2886_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9567636066/" title="MayJuly2 2013 (4 of 31) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="MayJuly2 2013 (4 of 31)" height="148" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7361/9567636066_67616265f8_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> </div>
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I also printed stickers ( just regular round ones from Walmart) to give the guests when they leave.<br />
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I hope the kids like the mustache straws too. The fans that hang from the ceiling are also from Oriental Trading Company's webiste. The black and white dots were Ellie's idea. Here is everything together if you want to take a look. </div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9567637660/" title="MayJuly2 2013 (8 of 31) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="MayJuly2 2013 (8 of 31)" height="339" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7416/9567637660_c20ba7c145.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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As a freebie surprise- I am offering the Hershey Chocolate wrappers, the Mustache labels of the bottles and the stickers files FOR FREE. If you would like to get the files to print, just send me your e-mail address and I will send them to you. Of course, I will remove Ellie's name from them.<br />
In the mean time, check out the "<a href="http://cakes.anniesartbook.com/2013/08/mustache-cake-with-push-pops.html">CAKE</a>" I made for her ;-)<br />
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Update: I finally found the time to publish some of the pictures from the actual party.<br />
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The party itself was a blast of course, the Puppet People Puppet show was amazing, kids and adults laughed the whole time. There was a bit of drama too, just before the party I realized I didn't have a banner for her and I had to make one at the last minute.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9608941156/" title="MayJuly2 2013 (35 of 94) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="MayJuly2 2013 (35 of 94)" height="339" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7457/9608941156_bc2c3f9bee.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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I was in doubt if I should make any appetizers, since the kids usually eat very little or not at all, but it turned out they were a hit. I don't know if it was because of the 'stache toothpicks or just because they liked the vegetables and cheese :-)</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9608967652/" title="MayJuly2 2013 (70 of 94) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="MayJuly2 2013 (70 of 94)" height="334" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7398/9608967652_376aeb193d.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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The birthday girl was all smiles the whole time!&nbsp;</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9605745905/" title="MayJuly2 2013 (84 of 94) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="MayJuly2 2013 (84 of 94)" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7359/9605745905_8f0c7e1e0f.jpg" width="303" /></a></div>
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I am glad I "snuck" a picture with her at the end.&nbsp;</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/9608983084/" title="MayJuly2 2013 (93 of 94) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="MayJuly2 2013 (93 of 94)" height="364" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3666/9608983084_e5fdc966f7.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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Ta-Ta for now,<br />
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<br />http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/08/stache-bash-extravaganza.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-2779714683645812729Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:45:00 +00002013-03-12T20:45:05.644-07:00Rhapsody in BlueI am delighted to show you my latest hat design. When the customer approached me earlier we were discussing hats in black, white and teal as a combination. These are the designs I came up with for her:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8552641799/" title="Dress1-3 by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Dress1-3" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8510/8552641799_3b9d2799eb_m.jpg" width="146" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8552641835/" title="Dress1-1 by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Dress1-1" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8517/8552641835_b82f46b176_m.jpg" width="146" /></a></div>
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However, upon closer inspection of the pictures, I realized that the color of the dress my customer ordered for her Derby outfit is not black as we initially thought, but dark brown. Alas, my suspicions confirmed once she received the dress, it was indeed dark brown. So, a new design was in order.&nbsp;</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8553744632/" title="Dress4 by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Dress4" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8532/8553744632_eec57356d1.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>
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And here is to the real thing:</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8553715774/" title="Annie Presentation (1 of 7) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Annie Presentation (1 of 7)" height="476" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8099/8553715774_bfd3a7d706.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div>
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I hope she likes wearing it as much as I did making it! :-) I love the combination teal and brown, just one of these things that simply "work" together.<br />
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Off to the next project!<br />
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http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/03/rhapsody-in-blue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-5200398091305906064Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:49:00 +00002013-03-04T21:49:04.994-08:00Derby Season in the AirI love Derby season! You know that in the past I wrote about the<a href="http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2010/07/hats-off-saratoga.html"> hat show</a> that I participated in, and I've been making hats on and off, but this hat is special.<br />
I love, love, love the dress that my customer chose! I love the color even more! Imagine my surprise, when I found my favorite flower ( ranunculus) in the same color. I am glad that the customer agreed on the design, because I think the hat plus the dress will be a stunning combination.<br />
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So, I began with the design:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8530611788/" title="Dress3-1-1 by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Dress3-1-1" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8530611788_ef09e90d07.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>
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And then, the magic happened...</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8530611770/" title="Annie Presentation (6 of 6) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Annie Presentation (6 of 6)" height="376" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8530611770_bfa9a72680.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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Sometimes, when you work on a project like that, you start with a basic design, but then, you see the materials and you just know there is something you have to add/remove. For example this hat originally was supposed to have netting. However, once the customer and I saw it with the netting, we decided it would look better without it. Then I got the idea for the beige feathers. They were not in the original design, but I think they totally completed the idea. In other words I love that hat. I hope it will arrive safely and the customer would love it at least as much as I do.</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8530617110/" title="Annie Presentation (2 of 6) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Annie Presentation (2 of 6)" height="374" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8244/8530617110_9e19031235.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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I am extremely excited to work on other hat designs at the moment too. In fact, hats have been on my schedule for quite some weeks now. So, if you are thinking of ordering yours at my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/115081716/custom-handmade-luxurious-derby-hats?">Etsy Store</a>, you better do it ASAP, because I have a waiting list for the next month and a half.<br />
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<br />http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/03/derby-season-in-air.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-3769116906496308497Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:28:00 +00002013-01-22T14:28:45.011-08:00Woodburned Jewelry- Bracelets/BanglesThat's right! I never thought I will be saying this, but making jewelry was kind of fun. I always tried to stay aside from the jewelry business and I was very apprehensive to dab into it. However, just seeing these unfinished bangles made out of wood, I knew I had to try. My main idea was to make something that I would like to wear. And I would absolutely, most definitely, positively, undoubtedly wear ANY one of these. <br />
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- My personal favorite ( I'm lying, I like them all!)</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120748186/woodburned-bracelet-wood-bangle-wood">Click to BUY </a><br />
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- My " I go with everything" design ( truly my favorite!)</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120747671/woodburned-bracelet-wood-banglewood?ref=v1_other_2">Click to BUY </a><br />
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- My minimalistic design ( my favorite for sure!)</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8388644928/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (41) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (41)" height="174" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8472/8388644928_e30bd62cec_m.jpg" width="240" /></a> &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8388643516/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (43) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (43)" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8089/8388643516_3fa499308b_m.jpg" width="233" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120748820/woodburned-bracelet?ref=v1_other_2">Click to BUY </a><br />
- My "knit" bangle ( Now, THAT is my favorite!)</div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8388647384/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (38) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (38)" height="396" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8388647384_b841bf902d.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8387557833/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (40) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (40)" height="234" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/8387557833_a4f34f8ee4_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8387558711/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (39) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (39)" height="240" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8387558711_521ec3b53b_m.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8387557833/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (40) by Tandoori, on Flickr"></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120749513/woodburned-braceletwood?ref=v1_other_1">Click to BUY </a><br />
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So, which one is YOUR FAVORITE?<br />
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http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/01/woodburned-jewelry-braceletsbangles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5299886913683459247.post-2032865166775517814Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:10:00 +00002013-01-20T10:41:29.609-08:00bouquet of pencilslovelove gift setlove messagemessage in a bottlepytographytwig pencilsValentine's daywoodburningMessage in a bottle OR bouquet of pencils?Today I'll talk about two romantic movies that gave me the idea for Valentine's day gifts for my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnniesArtBook?ref=si_shop">Etsy shop.</a> Both movies are old, but they still hold their romantic charm that a really good movie doesn't lose with time.<br />
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The first one is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GF2TJK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tandsjour-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004GF2TJK">Message in a Bottle</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=tandsjour-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B004GF2TJK" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />.Chances are you have either given someone a message in a bottle or you have received one at one point or another.However, if you haven't seen the movie, you don't know what you're missing.I have thrown my fair share of messages in bottles since I was little. I mean, living close to the sea you often think it improves your chances in having your message found. Well, it doesn't :-)<br />
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However, when you grow up you can make sure the right person finds your message. And I can help you out with that:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8387588519/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (7) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (7)" height="333" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8228/8387588519_b38cae93c0.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
The best thing? You can get yours here: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120897208/message-in-a-bottle-message-in-a">https://www.etsy.com/listing/120897208/message-in-a-bottle-message-in-a</a><br />
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If you are looking for an original and personalized message for your loved one, look no further. Although I have included <a href="http://writing.anniesartbook.com/2013/01/valentines-day-inspiration.html">this poem</a> in the message, I can place any text on aged paper. It might be a poem you or your loved one like or it might be a love message in your own words.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8387586181/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (9) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (9)" height="179" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8220/8387586181_2e9c7d57fe_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8388672730/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (11) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (11)" height="196" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8236/8388672730_f598181366_m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
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I figured, it will be a really nice touch if instead a cork cap, I use a sea auger. It is actually snug enough so you don't have to worry of the sand spilling, and it is also strong, so you don't have to worry about breaking it when closing or opening it. </div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8387583735/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (12) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (12)" height="160" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8357/8387583735_8dd82ce42a_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8388670578/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (13) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (13)" height="137" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8373/8388670578_57271aa622_m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
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Talking about romantic gestures, if you have not yet given or received a bouquet of pencils, you don't know what you've been missing. Especially, if you haven't seen the movie <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YDBPAM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=tandsjour-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000YDBPAM">You've Got Mail</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8387579939/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (15) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (15)" height="333" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8509/8387579939_a6b7b7a67a.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div>
However, you are in luck again, because I have some of those too and you can get yours here: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120894397/bouquet-of-pencils-unique-bouquet?ref=v1_other_2">https://www.etsy.com/listing/120894397/bouquet-of-pencils-unique-bouquet?ref=v1_other_2</a><br />
As soon as I found out that there are pencils made out of twigs I thought this would be a wonderful idea to include in my Valentine's day inventory.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8388666050/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (16) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (16)" height="220" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8357/8388666050_bdfb512bd0_m.jpg" width="240" /></a>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26588310@N04/8388665286/" title="Valentine's Day New1 (17) by Tandoori, on Flickr"><img alt="Valentine's Day New1 (17)" height="188" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8388665286_64ac0c2e15_m.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
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So, who are you going to make happy this Valentine's day?<br />
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Annie<br />
<br />http://artcraft.anniesartbook.com/2013/01/message-in-bottle-or-bouquet-of-pencils.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Annie Ilieva)0